Spencer Street

Spencer Street Victoria
The intersection of Spencer and Collins Street, looking north west toward Southern Cross station
General information
Type	Street
Length	2 km (1.2 mi)
Route number(s)	Metro Route 50 (1989–present) Entire route
Former route number	Metro Route 33 (1965–1989) Entire route
Tourist routes	Tourist Route 2 (1989–present) (through Melbourne)
Major junctions
NW end	Dynon Road West Melbourne
	Dryburgh Street Dudley Street La Trobe Street Lonsdale Street Bourke Street Collins Street Flinders Street
SE end	Clarendon Street Southbank, Melbourne
Location(s)
Suburb(s)	Melbourne CBD
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Spencer Street is a major street and thoroughfare in the Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia. The street was gazetted in 1837 as the westernmost boundary of the Hoddle Grid.

Spencer Street is named for John Spencer, former Chancellor of the Exchequer in the United Kingdom.^[1] As the 3rd Earl of Spencer, he was the 2nd great uncle of The Princess of Wales, Diana Spencer. John's younger brother, Frederick, became the 4th Earl of Spencer on his brother's death. Frederick was Diana's 2nd great grandfather. On the 15th of April 1983, the Prince and Princess of Wales on their royal tour, departed Spencer Street Station for Ballarat, returning later that afternoon.